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Gypsum from
Gypsite Sands Occurrence, Salt Flats, Tooele County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gypsite Sands Occurrence, Salt Flats, Tooele County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:515755
Long-form Identifier:1:3:515755:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘTetzlaff Peak Sand Dunes Occurrence, Silver Island Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘBonneville Ltd. Potash Plant (Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp.), Bonneville Salt Flats, Tooele County, Utah, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘWendover Quadrangle Sand Dunes Occurrence, Leppy Range, Tooele County, Utah, USA
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Gypsum-Anhydrite Occurrence (MRDS - 10020507), Tooele County, Utah, USA
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘKnolls Sand Dunes Occurrence, Tooele County, Utah, USA
51.1km (31.8 miles) ⓘWest Newfoundland Gypsite Occurrence, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
55.6km (34.6 miles) ⓘNW Newfoundland Gypsite Dunes Occurrence, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘGold Hill Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘU.S. Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘPole Star Mine, Pole Star Copper Company Mine Group, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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